2022 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
2.81
WHIP
0.63
K
16
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
After four uninspiring seasons with the Mets, Sewald had a breakout year with the Mariners. He failed to make Seattle's Opening Day roster, but the right-hander impressed after his mid-May promotion to become part of Scott Servais' three-headed closer committee. Home runs were a concern (1.4 HR/9), but Sewald was extremely valuable in high-leverage, going 10-3 with 11 saves, 16 holds and excellent ratios. Both his 39.4% strikeout rate and 30.3% K-BB% ranked fifth among qualified relievers. Prior to 2021, Sewald hadn't posted a strikeout rate above 27.5%. So what changed? He began throwing from a lower arm slot, which affected the location of his fastball and angle at which it crossed home plate. This resulted in a 33% whiff percentage on the pitch after previously topping out at 21.1%. Seattle's bullpen is stacked, but Sewald should continue to receive a decent share of save chances in the committee. Read Past Outlooks
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Grabs second save
Sewald earned a save after he pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and striking out a batter in Monday's 7-6 win over the Athletics.
ANALYSIS
Called upon to protect a one-run lead, Sewald made quick work of the first two batters he faced before Jed Lowrie ripped a two-out single. Things got interesting after Lowrie, the tying-run, advanced to second on a wild pitch, but Sewald was able to get Sean Murphy to ground out to end the contest. The save was the 31-year-old's second of the year in three opportunities. After giving up four runs over two appearances earlier in May, Sewald has now rattled off 5.2 scoreless innings in his last six outings, lowering his season-long numbers to a 2.40 ERA and a microscopic 0.53 WHIP with 15 punchouts in 15 frames this season.
Called upon to protect a one-run lead, Sewald made quick work of the first two batters he faced before Jed Lowrie ripped a two-out single. Things got interesting after Lowrie, the tying-run, advanced to second on a wild pitch, but Sewald was able to get Sean Murphy to ground out to end the contest. The save was the 31-year-old's second of the year in three opportunities. After giving up four runs over two appearances earlier in May, Sewald has now rattled off 5.2 scoreless innings in his last six outings, lowering his season-long numbers to a 2.40 ERA and a microscopic 0.53 WHIP with 15 punchouts in 15 frames this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Paul Sewald generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Paul Sewald generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-1%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-49%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .192 | 48 | 19 | 24 | 6 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .191 | 74 | 11 | 38 | 7 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .211 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .108 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .165 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .183 | 62 | 7 | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .444 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .400 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-55%
ERA on Road
2022
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 5.27 | 1.17 | 41.0 | 12.3 | 3.3 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 2.36 | 0.96 | 45.2 | 13.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 5.63 | 1.00 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0.00 | 0.25 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.34 | 0.98 | 29.2 | 13.7 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 2.83 | 1.06 | 35.0 | 15.2 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2020Home | 21.60 | 3.30 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 8.1 | ||||
| 2020Away | 3.38 | 1.88 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Paul Sewald compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
8.00K/9
9.0BB/9
1.1HR/9
1.1Fastball
92.1 mphERA
2.81WHIP
0.63BABIP
.171GB/FB
1.42Left On Base
69.4%Exit Velocity
84.6 mphBarrels/BBE
6.7%Spin Rate
2444 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.7%Swinging Strike
13.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Sewald uses a cross-fire delivery and lower arm slot to throw a fastball that can't stay straight along with a tight slider to generate more strikeouts than one would expect from a pitcher with pedestrian fastball velocity. He struck out 74 batters in 70.2 innings of work between Triple-A and the majors last year, most of which came while pitching in the minors. He has struck out 24.5% of the hitters he has faced in a major-league career that spans 141.1 innings, and his 16.8 K-BB% is good for a middle reliever. The issue here is he doesn't have enough stuff to close, but he does have a spot in a major-league bullpen as long as he can command his stuff. He is an extreme flyball pitcher, so homers are always going to be part of the package.
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Gets second win Friday
Sewald (2-1) was credited with the win in a victory over the Mets on Friday, firing 1.1 perfect innings during which he recorded two strikeouts.
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Notches first save
Sewald saved Tuesday's 5-4 victory over Philadelphia, allowing one run on one hit with one strikeout in 1.1 innings.
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Gets first win Sunday
Sewald (1-1) was credited with the victory in an extra-inning win over the Rays on Sunday, firing a scoreless 10th inning during which he allowed a walk and recorded a strikeout.
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Blows save, takes loss
Sewald (0-1) allowed three runs on three hits in one inning during Friday's 8-7 loss to the Rays. He struck out one and was charged with a blown save and a loss.
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Strikes out side Thursday
Sewald struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning during Thursday's loss to the Rays.
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